Trump, Xi to Meet at Trade-War Crossroads Fraught With Risks
President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping are set to meet June 29 amid hopes they will hit the pause button in their trade war and resume the search for a longer-term peace.
June 28, 2019China Maintains Negotiating Stance Ahead of Trade Talks
There’s no change to China’s conditions for making a trade deal with the United States as the nations’ leaders prepare to meet this weekend, a government spokesman said.
June 27, 2019FedEx Lobs New Attack on Trade Limits as China Threat Looms
FedEx Corp. has fired a new weapon in the simmering U.S.-China trade war, suing the Trump administration to block enforcement of trade restrictions that had placed the company in Beijing’s crosshairs.
Trade War Hinders Global Trade in April
Global trade stumbled in April as the tariff war between the United States and China showed few signs of ending, figures released June 25 showed.
Emerging Markets Offer Investment Opportunity During Trade War
Rocked by trade disputes, the possibility of a U.S. recession and the ever-present threat of political conflagration, the backdrop for emerging and frontier markets rarely has seemed less settled. Dare to look past the turmoil, though, and opportunities abound.
China Asks for US Soy Shipment Delay, Citing Lack of Storage
Chinese state soybean buyers asked U.S. exporters to delay cargoes scheduled for July loading into August, citing limited availability of storage capacity, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
June 14, 2019Chinese Imports Drop as Growing Tensions With US Cloud Trade
China’s imports tumbled in May and a surprise rise in exports wasn’t enough to dispel concerns that the economic dispute with the U.S. will intensify and damage the global economy.
June 10, 2019US-Mexico Showdown Puts $45 Billion Food Trade in Crosshairs
Meat and grains, fruits, vegetables and even sugar. These are the dinner-table goods that are regularly imported back and forth between Mexico and the United States.
Trump Says 'No Bluff!' On the Mexico Tariffs
Republican lawmakers eager to halt a new round of tariffs on Mexican goods next week have spent days urging the Trump administration to negotiate a solution with Mexico’s government.
US, China Exchange Barbs as Trade Rift Widens Ahead of G-20
The U.S. and China exchanged barbs over which nation wrecked trade negotiations, deepening divisions that have laid bare a breakdown in trust between the world’s two largest economies.
June 4, 2019